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googlemapsapi returns status:INVALID_REQUEST and an empty JSon object

I am using node.js to develop firebase cloud functions. I need to connect to google maps api to get the distance between two Latlng points. I am making an https get request and receiving a response with a JSon object. The problem is that the received object is empty with a status: INVALID_REQUEST in most cases. However, in some rare cases it returns the desired value. I have tried the path and host of my request on the browser and the json object is retrieved successfully there. I do not know exactly where my problem is. Is it in the callback? the path? something else?
I am giving my code and the output of it.
My code is :
function getStatusCode(options, callback) {
https.get(options, function(http_res) {
var data = "";
console.log('inside the https request');
http_res.on("data", function (chunk) {
data += chunk;
console.log("I am reading the data");
console.log(data);
// callback(http_res.statusCode, data)
});
http_res.on("end", function () {
console.log("I am in the ON_END listener");
console.log('data contains: >> ' + data + ' I am in the ONEND listener')
callback(http_res.statusCode, data)
});
});
}
and I am calling it as follows:
console.log('startingPoints ' + startingPoints);
console.log('lat and lng are: '+lat+" , "+lng);
var options = {
host: 'maps.googleapis.com',
path: '/maps/api/distancematrix/json?units=imperial&origins='+startingPoints+'&destinations='+lat+','+lng+'&key=MY_GOOGLEMAPSAPI_KEY',
method: get
};
getStatusCode(options, function(statusCode, data){
console.log('The status code is : '+statusCode);
console.log('and data is : '+data);
// parsing json object:
jData = JSON.parse(data);
rows = jData.rows;
console.log('the length of the rows array is >> ' + rows.length + ', the length of the techs array is >> ' + techs.length);
min = -1;
for(var i = 0; i < rows.length; i++){
console.log('the array of techs + the equivalent values of the array of row >>' + techs[i] + ' and ' + rows[i].elements[0].distance.value);
if( min < 0 || rows[i].elements[0].distance.value < rows[min].elements[0].distance.value)
min = i;
console.log('minimum distance tech in the loop; the id is >> ' + techs[min] + ", and the distance is >> " + rows[min].elements[0].distance.value);
}
console.log('the min value before return is >> ' + min);
and the retrieved json object is:
{
"destination_addresses" : [],
"origin_addresses" : [],
"rows" : [],
"status" : "INVALID_REQUEST"
}
any idea please,,

I have found a solution. precisely, found my problem. The problem was not within google-map-api. It was with assignment of the starting_points variable.

Unit testing a function and simulating an event emitter response

I am currently writing some tests against the code shown below in node.js using mocha. I want to simulate the response from the event emitter 'check_user'. I have sinon.js but I can't get my mind in the right place to work out the best way to simulate the response.
Anyone able to offer some advice on how to go about this?
TgCustomCommand.contact = new Command("contact", "Will send you a users contact card to add to your contact list. Usage is .contact nick", function (input, callback) {
var payload = input;
//Switch our contact to payload.to as this is what our checkuser function looks at
//Check the command over
if (payload.command_args === false) {
payload.response = 'msg ' + payload.to + ' ' + this.description;
return callback(null, payload);
} else {
payload.return = payload.to;
payload.to = payload.command_args; //Set up ready for nick check
//Check the nick exists
emitter.emit('check_user', payload, function (err, result) {
if (err) return callback(err, null);
payload = input; //Reset our payload so we have correct payload.to
//Check how many users we returned
if (result.length === 0) { //Not in our contact list
payload.response = 'msg ' + payload.return + ' I do not have that person in my contact list!';
return callback(null, payload);
} else if (result.length === 1) {
payload.to = result[0].Nick;
payload.response = "send_contact " + payload.return + ' ' + result[0].Phone + ' ' + result[0].Nick + " _";
return callback(null, payload);
}
else {
//loop through our object and create a list of those returned
payload.response = "msg " + payload.return + " I know multiple people with a similar nick: ";
for (var i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
log.debug(result[i].Nick);
payload.response = payload.response + result[i].Nick + " ";
}
return callback(null, payload);
}
});
}
;
});

How to return a value from WinJS

I am developing an app which consumes a WebService like this
function callWS(filebytes, fpath, filename) { //consumes the webservice
var response;
var data = '<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:ws="http://ws.myCompany.com">\n' +
' <soapenv:Header/>\n' +
' <soapenv:Body>\n' +
' <ws:uploadFileService>\n' +
' <ws:filebytes>' + filebytes + '</ws:filebytes>\n' +
' <ws:fpath>' + fpath + '</ws:fpath>\n' +
' <ws:filename>' + filename + '</ws:filename>\n' +
' </ws:uploadFileService>\n' +
' </soapenv:Body>\n' +
'</soapenv:Envelope>\n';
console.log("XML SOAP: " + data + "\r\n");
var options = {
url: "http://XXX.XXX.XX.XXX:XXXX/FILESERVERWS/services/FILESERVERWS?wsdl",
type: "post",
headers: {
"Content-Type": "text/xml; charset=utf-8",
"SOAPAction": "uploadFileService"
},
data: data
};
WinJS.Promise.timeout(8000, WinJS.xhr(options)).then(
function (request) {
var doc = request.responseXML.documentElement;
var output = doc.getElementsByTagName("uploadFileServiceReturn");
//Windows.UI.Popups.MessageDialog(output[0].textContent, "the XML message").showAsync();
console.log("the XML message: " + output[0].textContent + "\r\n");
result.style.backgroundColor = "#00A000";
response = true;
},
function (error) {
Windows.UI.Popups.MessageDialog(error.status + " : " + error.statusText, "Status").showAsync();
result.style.backgroundColor = "#FF0000";
response = false;
},
function (progress) {
result.innerText = "Ready state is " + progress.readyState;
result.style.backgroundColor = "#0000A0";
}
);
return response;
}
the purpose is to consume the webService and returns a value
on success response = true
on error response = false
because I want to take an action depending if the webService returned a value by doing this
if (callWS(document.getElementById("formfield" + i).value, UID_KEY[7], arrayCaptures[i - 1].name)) {
console.log("take action a");
}
else {
console.log("take action b");
}
but it always take action B even if the webService is consumed and I get answer from the webservice, what am I doing wrong???

You'll need to return a Promise object from your function, allowing the calling script to use a then() or done() call on it to get the result. You can read more about asynchronous programming in WinJS on the msdn site, but generally it looks like this:
function callWS(filebytes, fpath, filename) {
return new WinJS.Promise(function (complete, error) {
// put your functionality here...
WinJS.Promise.timeout(8000, WinJS.xhr(options)).then(
function (request) {
// more processing...
complete(true); // or false or a variable...
},
function (e) {
// error handling unique to this function
complete(false); // OR you could just call error(e);
},
...
);
});
}
And you would use it like this:
callWS( ... ).then(
function(response) {
// handle response...
// will be either true or false
},
function(err) {
// handle errors
}
);

ContextMenuItem context function is not executing

I want my context menu item to be visible only if the clicked node is a link i.e. and href is either a magnet link or a torrent link. But item is visible for all the links because context function is not executing, can anybody help why context function is not executing?
Here is the code:
exports.main = function() {
var cm = require("sdk/context-menu");
var contextCode = ' self.on("context", function (node) { '+
' while(node.nodeName!="A") { node = node.parentNode; } '+
' var pat_magnet = /^magnet:/i; ' +
' var pat_torrent = /.torrent$/i; ' +
' if(pat_torrent.test(node.href) || pat_magnet.test(node.href)) { return true; } '+
' else { return false; } '+
' }); ';
var clickCode = ' self.on("click", function(node,data){ '+
' while(node.nodeName!="A") { node = node.parentNode; } '+
' var pat_hash = /[0-9abcdef]{32,40}/i; ' +
' var result = node.href.match(pat_hash); '+
' var hash = "" '
' if(result != null) { hash=result[0]; } '+
' var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(); '+
' if(hash != "") { '+
' var apiCall = "https://www.furk.net/api/dl/add?api_key=*************&info_hash="+hash; '+
' } '+
' else{ '+
' var apiCall = "https://www.furk.net/api/dl/add?api_key=*************&url="+encodeURI(node.href); '+
' } '+
' xhr.open("GET",apiCall,true); '+
' xhr.onreadystatechange = function(){ if(xhr.readyState = 4) { if (xhr.response.status = "ok") { alert("Torrent added to Furk."); } else { alert("Torrent could not be added to Furk."); } } } '+
' xhr.send(null); '+
' });';
cm.Item({
label: "Add to Furk",
context: cm.SelectorContext("a[href]"),
contentScript: contextCode + clickCode
});
};

Please always post self-containied examples that can be directly tried in the future.
Now back to your problem: The content script actually has a syntax error.
The following line:
' var pat_torrent = /.torrent$/i ' +
lacks a semicolon, and should be:
' var pat_torrent = /.torrent$/i; ' +
The reason automatic semicolon insertion (ASI) does not work here is: The "code" is actually a string that has no newlines in it whatsoever. If there were newlines, then ASI would have worked.
Anway, another reason not to have complex content script inline. Have a look at contentScriptFile.
This error is actually logged, but the presentation sucks. In the Browser Console:
[20:57:51.707] [object Error] (expandable)
In terminal:
console.error: context-magnet:
Message: SyntaxError: missing ; before statement
Here is a fixed, reproducible sample:
var cm = require("sdk/context-menu");
var contextCode = ' self.on("context", function (node) { '+
' while(node.nodeName!="A") { node = node.parentNode; } '+
' var pat_magnet = /^magnet:/i; ' +
' var pat_torrent = /.torrent$/i; ' +
' if(pat_torrent.test(node.href) || pat_magnet.test(node.href)) { return true; } '+
' else { return false; } '+
' }); ';
cm.Item({
label: "magnet test",
context: cm.SelectorContext("a[href]"),
contentScript: contextCode
});
Edit ' var hash = "" ' has the same problem, and there are might be other such errors that I missed skimming this new code.
As I already said, please use contentScriptFile and not contentScript for long-ish scripts.
Another edit
Here is a builder using contentScriptFile, where I also fixed a couple of other errors, the most important of which are:
Use permissions so that the XHR will work.
Correctly set up the XHR to use responseType and overrideMimeType().
Use onload/onerror instead of onreadystatechange.

How to avoid timeout while reading rows from a query (Phonegap + Javascript)

I am trying to insert around 58000 rows of a query inside a string. But after the row around 8000 I get a timeout error.
I've already tried to use SetTimeout funcions but it was of no use.
Check the code that I am working on:
function onQuerySuccess(tx, results) {
console.log("Entering onQuerySuccess");
if(results.rows) {
console.log("Rows: " + results.rows.length);
var len = results.rows.length;
if(len > 0) {
store_html(results, 0);
console.log("Finished Reading Rows: " + len);
saveNotes();
console.log("Finished Saving Notes");
} else {
//This should never happen
console.log("No rows.");
}
} else {
alert("No records match selection criteria.");
}
console.log("Leaving openView");
function store_html(results, rows_complete){
rows_complete=store_html_input(results, rows_complete);
console.log("Returning row:" + rows_complete);
if (rows_complete<results.rows.length)
{
setTimeout(store_html(results, rows_complete), 50);
}
}
function store_html_input(results, rows_complete){
for(var i = rows_complete; i < rows_complete+100; i++) {
gpsTextFile = gpsTextFile + results.rows.item(i).section + ' ' + results.rows.item(i).timestamp + ' ' + results.rows.item(i).latitude + ' ' +
results.rows.item(i).longitude + ' ' + results.rows.item(i).acx + ' ' + results.rows.item(i).acy + ' ' +
results.rows.item(i).acz + ' ' + results.rows.item(i).speed;
gpsTextFile = gpsTextFile + "\n\r";
}
return i;
}
So.. I get that "Javascript execution exceeded timeout".
Thank you for any of your help!
Best Regards.

You need to change your setTimeout() to NOT execute the function immediately. Change from this:
setTimeout(store_html(results, rows_complete), 50);
to this:
setTimeout(function() {store_html(results, rows_complete)}, 50);
As you had it before, it was immediately executing store_html(results, rows_complete) and passing the return value from that to `setTimeout() which was not delaying anything. This is a common mistake (2nd one of these problems I've answered today).